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Joan of Arc is hailed as the maiden prophesised to save France and her courage, dedication, eloquence and martyrdom make her an enduring inspiration. Acclaimed author Tabatha Yeatts depicts Saint Joan's remarkable story, from her first experience of hearing sacred voices to her canonization. Learn all about Joan of Arc's childhood in war-torn France; ride with the young warrior into battle after battle and see how she helped a king win his rightful crown; and, find out about her terror-filled final days and how, finally, her reputation was gloriously, posthumously restored.

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Yeatts, not a particularly skeptical biographer, portrays The Maid of Orleans as a Saint, as capable of bringing a dead baby back to life or prophesying accurately as she was of expertly conducting a siege and inspiring an army. A smooth blend of history and legend, it makes a compelling tale - especially when illustrated, as it is, with a mix of small but effective period images and documents, 19th-century paintings and modern photos of medieval locales, much in color. The author covers La Pucelle's brief and glorious career from start to finish, highlighting Charles VII's outrageous passivity and Joan's heroic performance at her trial, then closes with a quick survey of her canonization and her place in literature and film. Brief one-page featurettes provide additional information on such topics as inquisition torture practices, the Maid's physical appearance and coats of arms. Handsomely packaged and thoroughly researched, but no substitute for Polly Schoyer Brooks' more acute and balanced Beyond the Myth (1990). (Biography. 10-13) (Kirkus Reviews)

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In addition to newspaper and magazine articles, short stories, and poems, Tabatha Yeatts is the author of Sterling Biographies[registered]: Albert Einstein: The Miracle Mind

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